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What is the AWS Cloud?
A secure, reliable, scalable cloud computing platform delivered over the internet on a pay-as-you-go basis. AWS provides compute, storage, database, networking, and application services.
What are the six advantages of cloud computing according to AWS?
Trade capital expense for variable expense; benefit from massive economies of scale; stop guessing capacity; increase speed and agility; stop spending money running/maintaining data centers; go global in minutes.
Define AWS Regions and Availability Zones.
Regions are geographically isolated areas with multiple isolated locations (Availability Zones). Each AZ has independent power, cooling, and networking. Regions allow disaster recovery and low-latency deployment.
What is Amazon EC2 and what does it provide?
Elastic Compute Cloud provides resizable compute capacity (virtual servers) with pay-as-you-go pricing. Offers various instance types optimized for different use cases: general purpose, compute-optimized, memory-optimized, storage-optimized.
What are EC2 instance purchasing options?
On-Demand (hourly, no commitment); Reserved Instances (1-3 year commitment, up to 72% discount); Spot Instances (request unused capacity, up to 90% discount, can be interrupted); Dedicated Hosts (physical server for compliance).
Describe Amazon S3 and its key characteristics.
Simple Storage Service is object storage for any amount of data. Highly durable (99.999999999%), available, and scalable. Charged by GB stored, data transferred, and requests. Use cases: backups, archives, static websites, data lakes.
What are the three AWS pricing models?
Pay-as-you-go (use what you consume); Reserved Capacity (commit upfront for discounts); Spot/Savings Plans (bid unused capacity or commit to usage level for savings).
What is the AWS Well-Architected Framework?
Six pillars for designing cloud infrastructure: Operational Excellence, Security, Reliability, Performance Efficiency, Cost Optimization, and Sustainability. Guides best practices for architecture decisions.
Define the AWS Shared Responsibility Model.
AWS manages 'Security of the Cloud' (infrastructure, facilities, services). Customers manage 'Security in the Cloud' (encryption, access control, data, accounts). Responsibility varies by service type (IaaS vs PaaS vs SaaS).
What is the AWS Free Tier and what does it include?
Free usage for 12 months on new accounts plus always-free services (e.g., 1M Lambda requests/month, 5GB S3 storage). Allows learning and testing AWS services at no cost within specified limits.
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